Japanese publisher and developer RideOnJapan announced a release window for Brave x Junction, their new Japanese RPG that melds blackjack and dungeon diving.

Brave x Junction is in development for Windows PC (via Steam), Switch, PS4, and PS5 and will launch globally sometime later this year. The console ports were announced today.

Here’s a rundown on the previously announced game:

Brave x Junction is an RPG where you battle monsters in a back-and-forth contest of blackjack, the playing card game familiar to many.

Defeat the monsters and delve dungeons. A fun tale of adventure all while being simple to play.

Features

• Blackjack Style Turn-Based Battle System
  • Battles are a one-on-one turn-based system.
  • Who has the closest number to 21 in their hand? They deal an attack to the opponent!
  • Three distinctive playable characters make an appearance: The Fighter, with a head on battle-like creed; the Thief, unrivaled in sensing danger and thwarting it; and the Magician, who employs trickery at will!
  • Leave your strategy to chance? Entrap the enemy with trickery? The way you enjoy is up to you, the player.
• Diverse Array of Monsters
  • Slimes, orcs, dragons, and monsters, familiar to fantasy RPGs all lurk out of the depths, one after another.
  • Card hand concealing ghosts, trolls that surpass the 21-card value limit, and many more with a diverse array of skills stand in the way of the player.
  • Monsters from Rideon Japan’s “Adventure Bar Story” and “Mercenaries Saga” series games even make an appearance!
• Loads of Factors to Augment, Unfolding a Blackjack Victory
  • Acquire boost cards as you advance the adventure, strengthening status and learning skills.
  • Abilities come along with some weapons and accessories, and at the Armory & Forge in town, synthesis can allow for unbound customization.
  • Combining skills with abilities? This could bring to life new tactics.
  • Can you traverse the untrodden dungeons? It’s all up to you, the player!